Kevin and a Ham sandwich have a better chance of buying RIM over these guys… Uhh..

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Let the silly times begin… some company called United Vision Marketing Firm offers to buy Research In Motion
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Kevin and a Ham sandwich have a better chance of buying RIM over these guys… Uhh..

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Let the silly times begin… some company called United Vision Marketing Firm offers to buy Research In Motion
Research In Motion holds a presentation for financial analysts each year during its BlackBerry World conference in May, but the company has said that it will delay the meeting this year until after it launches its next-generation smartphones. “We decided to make BlackBerry World more focused on customers, developers and partners,” RIM spokeswoman Tenille Kennedy said to Reuters

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RIM to delay analyst meetings until BlackBerry 10 devices launch
Research In Motion has been delivered a another blow from Apple and the iPhone in the company’s home country of Canada. Bloomberg , in conjunction with IDC, on Thursday reported that RIM’s BlackBerry smartphone line shipped 2.08 million units in Canada last year, compared with 2.85 million iPhones shipped by Apple. In 2010, BlackBerry sales topped the iPhone by half a million units, and in 2008, a year after the iPhone’s debut, RIM outsold Apple by almost five to one.

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Apple’s iPhone tops BlackBerry in RIM’s own backyard
InMobi, the largest independent mobile advertising network, on Friday announced its “Mobile Insights Report: North American Edition” for the month of January, reports AppleInsider . Thanks to the launch of the iPhone 4S, Apple’s iOS mobile platform surged 12 points to surpass Google’s Android operating system in North American ad impressions.

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Apple’s iOS accounts for 35% of mobile ad impressions in January, passes Android
It’s a common human trait that, when faced with a series of calamities, the brain will retreat into a fantasy world in which everything is the exact opposite of reality. Could this be the inspiration for RIM’s four new cartoon characters, which the company hopes will spread its “Be Bold” marketing message? The pattern certainly seems to fit.

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RIM: It’s okay, we have superheroes
Information coming in via WSJ has RIM’s CoCEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepping down.

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Research In Motion CoCEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepping down
Research In Motion will be getting a new chief operating officer shortly, replacing current co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. RIM named Thorsten Heins, previously the company’s chief operating officer, as the company’s new CEO.

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RIM’s Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis step down, name new CEO
Directly following up on the rumors of a Samsung acquisition of Research In Motion , Samsung has now come forward to lay down some official word on the matter. In speaking to Reuters , Samsung spokesman James Chung noted: “We haven’t considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in (buying RIM),” To address the news further, James Chung also noted that Research In Motion had not approached Samsung on the matter. Research In Motion stock saw a rise of over 10% with the news but with Samsung now confirming it to be nothing more than a rumor — we’ll see where the stock ends up

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Samsung says they’re not interested in buying RIM, nor has RIM approached Samsung to discuss the matter
Research In Motion is sponsoring another contest this month on Twitter, with lots of great prizes available to be won. From January 16th – 27th, questions will be posted to the @BlackBerry twitter account.

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RIM’s JanuBerry contest kicks off January 16th on Twitter – Win tons of cool prizes!